The oft-vilified Reds starter had his second impressive performance since returning from the disabled list on Tuesday, turning in the Reds’ first complete game of the 2018 season.

Sure, it was against a team with a worse record than the Reds in the Tigers and the Reds lost 2-1, but Bailey was good. Again.

Bailey gave up just one hit in the first seven innings – a fourth-inning homer by Niko Goodrum – and allowed just four baserunners in the game.

“You can tell the old finish on his fastball, the life that when Homer’s right, the life is there to finish through the zone,” Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart said. “His curveball is a lot sharper than it was, his slider when he’s right is a lot shorter and it’s a lot shorter meaning the amount of lateral break that it has. He was throwing all four pitches for strikes tonight, he was able to elevate some and keep guys...